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HR business partner

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounCommon term

In human resources, HR business partner means: An experienced HR professional who works closely with the managers of one part of a business, giving HR advice and supporting its goals.

In Turkish: İK iş ortağı, birim İK sorumlusu

How it is used

Shortened to HRBP. An HRBP is the main HR contact for a division such as sales or operations and works with specialist teams for payroll, recruitment and L&D.

Example sentences

  1. Talk to your HR business partner before you change anyone's role.

  2. She's the HR business partner for the whole logistics division.

Common collocations

  • senior HR business partner
  • HRBP model
  • HRBP for a division
  • work with your HRBP
  • HRThe department or function that looks after a company's people: hiring, pay, training, policies and problems at work. It is short for human resources.
  • line managerThe person you report to directly at work, who gives you tasks, approves your leave and reviews your performance.
  • workforce planningAnalysing the staff an organisation has now and the people and skills it will need in the future, then planning how to close the gap.
  • succession planningIdentifying and preparing employees who could take over important jobs when the people in them leave, retire or are promoted.

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